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Trafalgar · Urban Centre

Education & Qualifications in Trafalgar

How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.

A significant 16 percentage point rise in Year 12 completions since 2011 marks a growing trend in education for Trafalgar. While the area's qualification rates are higher than most similar places, they remain far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Trafalgar, Urban Centre

Where Trafalgar sits — Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

15.4% ▲ +78.1%

All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Trafalgar — higher than 70% of areas.

Trafalgar15.4%
3824, VIC 15.6%
Victoria 29.2%
Australia 26.3%

Schooling

Highest year of school completed.

About 44.4% of residents finished Year 12, which is higher than most similar areas but far below the 61.8% seen across Victoria. This is a notable increase from 2011, when only 28.1% had completed their final year of school.

Completed Year 12

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44.4% ▲ +58.0%

Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.

Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.

Highest year of school

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In Trafalgar, the largest group is Year 12 at 48%, followed by Year 10 (21%) and Year 11 (18%).

Year 12 44.4% Year 10 19.4% Year 11 17.2% Year 9 or below 12.2%

Qualifications

Post-school qualifications and degrees.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher make up 15.4% of the population, a figure that has risen since 2011. This is far below the national figure of 26.3%, with Certificate III or IV being the most common qualification at 38.8%.

Adults with a bachelor degree or higher

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15.4% ▲ +78.1%

Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.

Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).

Highest qualification level

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In Trafalgar, the largest group is Certificate III / IV at 47%, followed by Bachelor degree (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).

Certificate III / IV 38.8% Bachelor degree 17.9% Advanced diploma / diploma 14.9% Graduate diploma / certificate 4.6% Postgraduate degree 3.8% Certificate I / II 2.1%

Field of study

What people studied.

The most common fields of study for those with qualifications are engineering and related subjects at 16.8%, followed by management and commerce at 14.1%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215086/trafalgar/topic/education